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Pedro Riera
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Data
Full name: Pedro Riera Sagrera
Birth: 1980, Palma (Balearic Islands)
Address:
Department of Social Sciences
University Carlos III of Madrid
Edificio Carmen Martín Gaite
Calle Madrid, 126
Getafe 28913
E-mail: [email protected]
Employment
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Assistant Professor, 2015 – present
Instituto de Empresa de Madrid, Spain
Adjunct Professor, 2016 – present
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Lecturer, 2013 – 2015
Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy
Post-doctoral fellowship, 2013-2015 (declined)
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Juan de la Cierva fellowship, 2013-2016 (declined)
Education
Ph.D. in Political and Social Sciences (2013) European University Institute and Juan
March Institute. Title: “Changing the Rules of the Game: On the Causes and
Consequences of Electoral Reforms in Contemporary Democracies”. Supervisors:
Mark N. Franklin and José Ramón Montero.
M. Res. in Political and Social Sciences (2009-2010) European University Institute.
Student of the Ph.D. Programme in Political Theory, Democratic Theory and Public
Administration (2006-2009) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Quality mention
by the Spanish Ministry of Education. Diploma in advanced studies.
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Methods of Applied Statistics (2006-2007)
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.
M.A. in Social Sciences (2004-2006) Juan March Institute.
Student of the Ph.D. Programme in Political Science (2003-2004) Universitat de
Barcelona. First year.
B.A. in Political Science and Public Administration (2001-2003) Universitat de
Barcelona.
B.A. in Law (1998-2002) Universitat de Barcelona.
Further Education
Visiting Scholar (Fall 2016) Central European University.
Visiting Scholar (Fall 2015) La Sapienza.
Visiting Student (Fall 2011) New York University.
Visiting Student (2007-2009) University of California (San Diego).
Academic stagier (bachelor’s practicum) at the Bureau of the Ombudsman of the
Generalitat de Catalunya (April 2002).
“Bayesian Analysis for the Social Sciences” (November 2010) Juan March Institute.
“Workshop in Research Methods on Causal Inference” (August 2010) Northwestern
University.
“Regression Analysis II: Linear Models”, “Time Series Analysis”, “Analysis of
Missing Data” and “Matrix Algebra” (July-August 2010) ICPSR Summer
Programme, University of Michigan.
“Introduction to Duration Models” (July-August 2008) Essex Summer School in
Social Science Data Analysis and Collection.
“Introductory course to the technique of multilevel analysis” (June 2007) Universidad
Autónoma de Madrid.
“Analysis of qualitative data with Atlas/TI 5.0” (February 2007) Universidad
Autónoma de Madrid.
“Mathematical concepts and formal modelling” (August 2006) University of
Ljubljana, ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques.
“I Seminar on Sociological & Political Research” (August 2005) Harvard University.
“I Simulation of the Parliament of Catalonia” (July 2005) Parlament de Catalunya.
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“Public Opinion and Voting Behavior” (July-August 2004) University of California at
Berkeley.
Publications
ISI journal articles
With Francisco Cantú “Legislative Committees and the Personal Vote”, accepted for
publication in Party Politics.
With José Ramón Montero, Raúl Gómez, Pablo Barberá and Juan A. Mayoral
“Elecciones Municipales en España: La Personalización del Voto”, accepted for
publication in Revista Internacional de Sociología.
With Enrique García Viñuela and Ignacio Jurado “Allocating Campaign Effort in
Proportional Systems: Evidence from Spanish General Elections”. South
European Politics and Society 21:2, 243-262 (2016).
With José Ramón Montero, Raúl Gómez, Pablo Barberá and Juan A. Mayoral
“Elecciones Municipales en España: Un Análisis Multinivel de los Determinantes
Individuales y Contextuales del Voto”. Revista de Estudios Políticos 172, 47-82
(2016).
“Electoral Systems and the Sheriff of Nottingham: Determinants of Disproportionality
in New and Established Democracies”. Party Politics 21, 222-233 (2015).
With Damien Bol and Jean-Benoit Pilet “The International Diffusion of Electoral
Systems: The Spread of Mechanisms Tempering Proportional Representation
across Europe”. European Journal of Political Research 54:2, 384-410 (2015).
“Economy, Type of Government, and Strategic Timing of Elections: Calling
Opportunistic Early Elections in OECD Democracies”. West European Politics
38:6, 1129-1151 (2015).
With Pablo Barberá, Raúl Gómez, Juan Antonio Mayoral and José Ramón Montero
“The Electoral Consequences of Corruption Scandals in Spain”. Crime, Law and
Social Change 60:5, 515-534 (2013).
With Joergen Boelstad and Elias Dinas “Tactical Voting and Party Preferences: A
Test of Cognitive Dissonance Theory”. Political Behavior 35:3, 429-452 (2013).
“Electoral Coordination in Mixed-member Systems: Does the Level of Democratic
Age Matter?” European Journal of Political Research 52:1, 119-141 (2013).
“Voting Differently across Electoral Arenas: Empirical Implications from a
Decentralized Democracy”. International Political Science Review 34:5, 561581 (2013).
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“Los Sistemas Electorales y la Cigüeña”. Revista Española de Investigaciones
Sociológicas 142, 141-150 (2013).
“La Abstención Diferencial en la España de las Autonomías: Pautas Significativas y
Mecanismos Explicativos”. Revista Internacional de Sociología 70:3, 615-642
(2012).
“La Abstención Diferencial en el País Vasco y Cataluña”. Revista de Estudios
Políticos 154, 139-173 (2011).
“Duverger del Derecho y del Revés”. Revista Española de Investigaciones
Sociológicas 129, 149-162 (2010).
With Marc Rius “Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds and the Assembly of Catalonia
Elections 2006”. Environmental Politics 18:1, 123-127 (2009).
Chapters in books
With Mark Franklin “Meaning of Democracy and Generational Shifts: How Citizens’
Models of Democracy Differ across Cohorts”, in Hanspeter Kriesi and Mónica
Ferrín, eds., How Europeans View and Evaluate Democracy, Oxford University
Press (2016).
With Sergi Pardos-Prado “The Attitudinal Implications of the Cartel Party Thesis:
Ideological Convergence and Political Efficacy in Contemporary Democracies”,
in Ferdinand Müller-Rommel and Fernando Casal-Bertoa, eds., Party Politics
and Democracy in Europe: Essays in Honour of Peter Mair, Routledge (2016).
“Electoral Systems and Party Systems”, in José M. Magone, ed., Handbook of
European Politics, Routledge (2015).
With José Ramón Montero, Raúl Gómez, Pablo Barberá and Juan Antonio
Mayoral, “Elecciones Municipales en España (1979-2011): Las Dimensiones del
Voto”, in Manuel Arenilla, ed., La Elección Directa del Alcalde. Reflexiones,
Efectos y Alternativas, Fundación Democracia y Gobierno Local (2015).
“Does Personal Representation Exist in Closed-List PR Systems?”, in Josep Maria
Colomer, ed., Personal Representation: The Neglected Dimension of Electoral
Systems, Essex: ECPR Press (2011).
With Sebastián Lavezzolo and Andrés Santana “La Participación Electoral: Un
Estudio de los Determinantes a Nivel Micro y Macro”, in José Ramón Montero
and Ignacio Lago, eds., Elecciones Generales 2008, Madrid: Centro de
Investigaciones Sociológicas (2011).
With José Ramón Montero "La Reforma del Sistema Electoral Español: Preferencias
y Alternativas", in Manuel Arenilla Sáez, ed., La Administración Pública entre
Dos Siglos, Madrid: Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública (2010).
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With José Ramón Montero "La Reforma del Sistema Elettorale Spagnolo: Proposte e
Conseguenze", in Carlo Baccetti, Silvia Bolgherini, Renato D’Amico and Gianni
Riccamboni, eds., La Politica e le Radici, Novara: Liviana (2010).
With José Ramón Montero "Anexo II: Informe sobre la Reforma del Sistema
Electoral", in Francisco Rubio Llorente and Paloma Biglino Campos, eds., El
Informe del Consejo de Estado sobre la Reforma Electoral. Texto del Informe y
Debates Académicos, Madrid: Consejo de Estado y Centro de Estudios Políticos y
Constitucionales (2009).
Working papers, reviews and other pieces
With Luana Russo and Tom Verthé “Tracing the Electorate of the Five Star
Movement: An Ecological Inference Analysis of the Vote Swing at the 2013
Italian Parliamentary Elections”, accepted for publication in the Italian Political
Science Review.
“Tactical Voting”. Oxford Handbooks Online (2016).
With Luana Russo “Breaking the Cartel: The Geography of the Electoral Support of
New Parties in Italy and Spain”. Italian Political Science Review 46:2, 219-241
(2016).
With José Ramón Montero “El sistema electoral español: entre la
desproporcionalidad, la igualdad y la reforma”, accepted for publication in
Cuadernos de Alzate (2016).
With Elias Dinas and Nasos Roussias “Staying in the First League: Parliamentary
Representation and the Electoral Success of Small Parties”. Political Science
Research and Methods 3:2, 187-204 (2015).
With Sergi Pardos-Prado “The Neglected Dimension of the Cartel Party Thesis:
Ideological Convergence and Political Efficacy in Established Democracies”.
Published as Working Paper by the Autonomous University of Madrid (2014).
With José Ramón Montero “Congreso Grande o Pequeño”, El País (3 November
2011).
“Electoral Coordination in Mixed-member Systems: Does the Level of Democratic
Consolidation Matter?” Published as Working Paper by the CEACS (2011).
Review of The Politics of Spain by Richard Gunther and José Ramón Montero. South
European Politics and Society (2011).
With José Ramón Montero “La Reforma del Sistema Electoral Español: Preferencias
y Alternativas”. Eleições (2010).
With José Ramón Montero “La Reforma del Sistema Electoral Español: Preferencias
Partidistas y Posibles Alternativas”. Seguridad y Ciudadanía (2010).
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With José Ramón Montero “El Sistema Electoral Español: Cuestiones de
Desproporcionalidad y de Reforma”. Anuario de la Facultad de Derecho de la
UAM (2010).
“To Anticipate or not to Anticipate? A Comparative Analysis of Opportunistic Early
Elections and Incumbents´ Economic Performance”. Published as Working Paper
by the FUNCAS (2010).
“L’evolució del Vot Dual a Catalunya”. Published as Working Paper by the ICPS
(2009).
“Non Bis in Idem: Voto Escindido en Sistemas Electorales Mixtos. Los Casos de
Nueva Zelanda en 1999 y 2002”. Revista Española de Ciencia Política (2009).
“Referenda y Estrategias de los Políticos: 35 años de Democracia Directa en Europa”.
Revista de Investigaciones Políticas y Sociológicas (2008).
Review of Predicting Party Sizes. The Logic of Simple Electoral Systems by Rein
Taagepera. Revista de Estudios Políticos (2008).
With Sebastián Lavezzolo “Las Causas de la Participación y sus Consecuencias en el
Voto de Centro y de Izquierda en España”. Published as Estudio de Progreso by
the Fundación Alternativas in 2008.
Work in Progress
“Changing the Rules of the Game: On the Causes and Consequences of Electoral
Reforms in Contemporary Democracies”, book manuscript.
With Damien Bol “Ticket Splitting in Mixed-member Electoral Systems”, revise and
resubmit.
“Voting after the Change: A Natural Experiment on the Effect of Electoral Reform on
Party System Fragmentation”, under review.
With Elias Dinas “No Elections for Big Parties”, under review.
With Marc Guinjoan “Socioeconomic
Fragmentation”, under review.
Heterogeneity
and
Party
System
“The Impact of Intraparty Electoral Reforms on Party System Nationalization”, under
review.
With Pablo Barberá and Elias Dinas “Local Cartels: Parliamentary Representation and
Subnational Electoral Success”, under review.
With Jorge Fernandes and Francisco Cantú “Assignment to Legislative Committees
and Electoral Outcomes in Closed-List Proportional Systems: The Cases of
Portugal and Spain” (July 2016).
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With Mark Franklin “Satisfaction with Democracy, Political Representation, and
Socializing Ethos: Why New Cohorts of Voters are more Satisfied in Countries
with more Competitive Electoral Arrangements” (January 2016).
With Elias Dinas and Florian Foos “Party System Fragmentation and Legislative
Output” (September 2015).
With Elias Dinas and Ignacio Jurado “12 "Angry" Fishermen: Voter Gratitude when
the Government does not Deliver but Pays Out” (June 2014).
With José Ramón Montero "Do Turkeys Vote for Christmas in Southern Europe? The
Tiny Impact of Falls in Political Legitimacy on Institutional Reform in Spain"
(April 2014).
With Alberto Penadés “Measuring Partisan Bias in PR Systems” (November 2013).
With Pablo Barberá “Voting for Locals? Personal Vote in Spanish General Elections”
(June 2012).
Other Research Experience
Comportamiento Electoral y Políticas Públicas (2014-2017). Universidad
Complutense de Madrid. Project CSO2013-40870-R from the Programa Estatal
I+D+i funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.
Comparative Policy Agendas Project (2014- ). Universitat de Barcelona. Project that
analyzes policy dynamics in a comparative perspective. Member of the Spanish
team.
Brújula Electoral (2016). University of Amsterdam and University Carlos III. Online
Voting Advice Application created for the 2016 Spanish general elections.
Member of the Spanish team.
Brújula Electoral (2015). University of Amsterdam and University Carlos III. Online
Voting Advice Application created for the 2015 Spanish general elections.
Academic coordinator.
EUandI (2013-2014). European University Institute. Online Voting Advice
Application created for the 2014 European Parliament elections. Member of the
Spanish team.
Sociological Analysis of the Spanish University as a Complex Organization in the
World of Globalization (2004-2006). Universitat de Barcelona. Project BSO
2003-00479/CPSO from the Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica,
Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science
and Technology.
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Teaching Experience
EU Politics, Introduction to Political Science and Contemporary Topics in Political
Science (Spring 2013) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Department of Political
Science and International Relations. Optional subjects of the BA and the masters
programmes. Lecturer.
STATA (January-August 2013) European University Institute. Tutor.
Intermediate Data Analysis with STATA (January-March 2011) and Elementary Data
Analysis with STATA (October-December 2010) European University Institute.
Department of Political and Social Sciences. Optional subjects of the doctoral
programme. Teaching Assistant.
Constitutional Law (February-June 2009) Universitat de les Illes Balears. Department
of Public Law. Assistant Professor.
Introduction to Sociology: Social Processes (February-June 2004) Universitat de
Barcelona. Department of Sociology. Compulsory subject of the 1st year of the
bachelor in Sociology. Teaching Assistant.
Constitutional Law (2003-2004) CATAC. He teaches people applying to become
members of the administration of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Natural Law (1999-2003) Universitat de Barcelona. Department of Philosophy of
Law. Compulsory subject of the 1st year of the bachelor in Law. Teaching
Assistant.
Grants and Awards
Award to the Best Paper in PSRM (2014) European Political Science Association.
Award to the Best Chapter in a Book (2013) Spanish Political Science Association.
With José Ramón Montero, Raúl Gómez, Pablo Barberá and Juan A. Mayoral,
Competitive grant for training and research (2011) Center of Sociological
Research.
Fellowship of the “Salvador de Madariaga” Programme for graduate studies at the
European University Institute (2009-2013) Spanish Ministry of Education.
Award to the Best Presentation of a Paper in a Conference (2009) Spanish Political
Science Association.
Fellowship of introduction to research (2008) Institute of Political and Social
Sciences.
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Fellowship for graduate studies at foreign universities and research centres (20072009) Caja Madrid Foundation.
Fellowship for graduate studies (2004-2008) Juan March Institute.
Fellowship to attend the “Seminar on Sociological & Political Research” at Harvard
University (August 2005) Center of Sociological Research.
Fellowship of introduction to teaching and research (2004) Universitat de Barcelona.
Fellowship to attend the course “Legal and institutional framework for the
international conflicts: Analysis of particular cases” (July 2003) Els Juliols de la
Universitat de Barcelona.
Housing fellowship (2002-2004) of the Regional Government of the Balearic Islands
in order to study at the Universitat de Barcelona.
‘Distinction’ qualification for good realization of secondary educational stage,
implying free university registration (1998) Col·legi Lluís Vives de Palma
(Balearic Islands).
Fellowship to attend the last year of secondary educational stage (1997) Col·legi Lluís
Vives de Palma (Balearic Islands).
Presentations
Papers at Professional Conferences
American Political Science Association, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011.
Council for European Studies, 2012, 2011.
European Political Science Association, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011.
Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (EPOP), 2014, 2012, 2010.
European Consortium of Political Research, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009,
2008, 2007.
Francophone Political Science Associations, 2011.
International Political Science Association, 2012.
Midwest Political Science Association, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008.
Political Science Association of the UK, 2010.
Portuguese Political Science Association, 2006.
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Spanish Political Science Association, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2007.
Spanish Sociological Association, 2007.
Invited Talks
2015: University of the Balearic Islands.
2014: University Carlos III of Madrid, Complutense University of Madrid.
2013: University of Strathclyde, University of Los Andes, European University
Institute (EUDO Conference).
2012: New York University Florence.
2011: Italian Institute of Human Sciences (SUM).
2009: Institute of Economic Analysis (CSIC) and Pompeu Fabra University, Centre of
Political and Constitutional Studies.
2008: Alexander Hamilton Center (NYU).
2007: Autonomous University of Barcelona, Autonomous University of Madrid.
2006: University of Barcelona.
Professional Memberships
American Political Science Association.
Midwest Political Science Association.
European Political Association.
International Political Science Association.
Spanish Political Science Association.
European Consortium of Political Research Standing Groups on Presidential Politics,
Parliaments, Political Parties, Public Opinion and Electoral Behaviour from a
Comparative Perspective, Comparative Political Institutions, and Southern
European Politics.
Other Professional Experience
Deputy Director of the Master in Political and Electoral Analysis (2016- ) at the
University Carlos III of Madrid.
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Panel chair at the Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association
(2015), the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association (2015
and 2014), the Conference of the Spanish Political Science Association (2013),
the Meeting of the Italian Political Science Society (2013), the World Congress
of Political Science (2012), the European Political Science Association
Conference (2015, 2014 and 2012), the European Consortium of Political
Research General Conference (2011), the International Conference of
Europeanists (2011), and the European Consortium of Political Research
Graduate Conference (2008).
Panel discussant at the Annual Meetings of the American Political Science
Association (2015 and 2011), the General Conference of the European
Consortium of Political Research (2016 and 2014), and the Graduate Conference
of the European Consortium of Political Research (2010).
Manuscript reviewer for the American Political Science Review (2016- ), Political
Psychology (2016- ), Problems of Post-Communism (2016- ), Journal of
Electoral Studies (2016- ), Regional and Federal Studies (2016- ),
Democratization (2016- ), Publius (2015- ), Political Behavior (2015- ),
Quaderni dell’Osservatorio Elettorale (2015- ), Party Politics (2015- ), Italian
Political Science Review (2015- ), Comparative Political Studies (2015- ), Ethnic
and Racial Studies (2015- ), Journal of Politics (2015- ), Journal of Elections,
Public Opinion & Parties (2014- ), British Journal of Political Science (2014- ),
European Political Science (2014- ), Research & Politics (2014- ), European
Union Politics (2014- ), West European Politics (2014- ), Revista de Ciencia
Política (2014- ), Political Studies (2012- ), International Political Science
Review (2012- ), and Revista Española de Ciencia Política (2007- ).
Author (with José Ramón Montero) of the Report on the Reform of the Electoral
System (December 2008) presented to the Consejo de Estado.
Convenor (with Trajche Panov and Enrique Hernández) of the “Colloquium on
Political Behavior” (2012-2013) at the European University Institute.
Convenor (with Laurie Beaudonnet) of the “Colloquium on Political Behavior”
(2010-2011) at the European University Institute.
Researchers’ representative (2010) at the European University Institute.
Students’ representative (2001-2004) at the University of Barcelona.
Languages
Spanish: native.
Catalan: bilingual. Diploma in medium knowledge (level C), Junta Permanent de
Català (February 1998).
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English: high level. TOEFL: 101 (February 2007). Diploma in First Certificate in
English, University of Cambridge (June 1997).
French: low level.
Italian: medium level.
Technical Skills
Datasets on law, political science and sociology.
Statistical software: SPSS, STATA and R.
References
1. Professor Mark N. Franklin
European Union Democracy Observatory
European University Institute
2. Professor José Ramón Montero
Department of Political Science and International Relations
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
3. Professor Matthew S. Shugart
Department of Political Science
University of California, Davis
4. Professor Joshua A. Tucker
Wilf Family Department of Politics
New York University
(August 2016)
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